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The Battle to Save the Houston, October 1944 to March 1945
The Battle to Save the Houston October 1944 to March 1945 Author:John Grider Miller A World War II adventure story of epic proportions. The Battle to Save the Houston tells the heroic tale of a dedicated band of men who refused to give up their crippled ship in the closing days of 1944. Their 14,000 mile odyssey from Formosa to the Brooklyn Navy Yard aboard the severely damaged light cruiser Houston is... more » recorded in rich detail by a naval historian who has based his book on over seventy eyewitness accounts and hundreds of official documents and person papers. In addition to bringing this long forgotten drama to life, he provides a fascinating case study of combat leadership and shipboard damage control that is as relevant today as it was then.« less